<div dir="ltr"><div>Greetings</div>Please find link below and text copied below that for convenience - please spread the word:<div><div class="gmail_quote"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/ondersteunende-en-staffuncties/14-251-vacature-universiteit-leiden-educationpublicoutreachofficer.html" target="_blank">http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/ondersteunende-en-staffuncties/14-251-vacature-universiteit-leiden-educationpublicoutreachofficer.html</a></font><span class=""><font color="#888888"><br>
    <pre cols="72"></pre><pre cols="72"><h2 class="" style="margin:10px 0px 6px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:17px;vertical-align:baseline;line-height:1.3;font-weight:normal;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb(153,34,17);white-space:normal">Education & Public Outreach Officer</h2><p class="" style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Faculty of Science, Leiden Observatory, vacancy 14-251</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Are you an internationally oriented graduate with a degree in astronomy or science communication and a passion for education and public engagement? The University has the right job for you.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Education & Public Outreach Officer (full time)</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Vacancy number: 14-251</strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Leiden Observatory, the astronomy department of Leiden University, is involved in several important European and global educational programmes in astronomy at the elementary and secondary school level. These include <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Universe Awareness</em> (<a href="http://www.unawe.org">www.unawe.org</a>), <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Teaching Enquiry with Mysteries Incorporated</em> (<a href="http://www.teachingmysteries.eu">www.teachingmysteries.eu</a>) and the IAU <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">astroEDU</em>(<a href="http://www.astroedu.iau.org">www.astroedu.iau.org</a>). Funds are likely to be available to initiate a new European <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">EU Space Awareness</em> programme early in 2015. We seek an Education and Outreach Officer to support the implementation of these projects.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">The main duties and responsibilities will include:</p><ul style="margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Developing educational and outreach content for various media and target groups;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Supporting the Project Manager in the development and implementation of projects;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Monitoring the progress of the technical and scientific aspects of the projects, including budgets and quality assurance;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Evaluating the projects performance estimators;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Representing the projects occasionally at national, European and international conferences;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Developing collaborations and communication with partner institutions, astronomical researchers, the space industry and policy-makers.</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><h3 class="" style="margin:20px 0px 2px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(157,138,10);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;white-space:normal"><a name="your-profile" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none">Your profile</a></h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><ul style="margin:0px 0.5em 0.5em 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">A Masters degree in astronomy, science communication or another related study;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Experience with pre-tertiary education and/or communicating astronomy with the public;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Knowledge of principles and models of public engagement with science;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Knowledgeable of digital technologies and open science frameworks;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Complete fluency in English and preferably an excellent knowledge of additional languages;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Proven skills in written, visual and verbal communications;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Proven skills with project management;</p></li><li style="margin:0px 0px 0.25em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Excellent computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint or similar).</p></li></ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </strong></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><h3 class="" style="margin:20px 0px 2px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(157,138,10);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;white-space:normal"><a name="what-do-we-offer" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none">What do we offer?</a></h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">A fascinating job in a scientific environment of an internationally renowned research institute. Appointment will be according to the terms of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO <em style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Nederlandse Universiteiten</em>), for the initial duration of one year. The salary will be set, depending on education and work experience, between the gross minimum of € 2379,- and gross maximum of € 3755 per month, based on full-time employment (salary scale: 10). In addition, Leiden University offers an annual holiday premium of 8% and an end-of-year premium of 8.3%.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><h3 class="" style="margin:20px 0px 2px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(157,138,10);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;white-space:normal"><a name="further-information-and-applications" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none">Further information and applications</a></h3><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Please contact Pedro Russo (UNAWE International Project Manager) for more information about the vacancy: <a href="mailto:russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 13px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170);background:url(http://live.leidenuniv.nl/images/default/file_mail.png) 0px 1px no-repeat transparent">russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Additionally, you can check the websites of the Faculty of Science, the Observatory:<a href="http://www.science.leidenuniv.nl/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)">www.science.leidenuniv.nl</a> and <a href="http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)">http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Further information on employment at Leiden University can be found:<a href="http://workingat.leiden.edu/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)">http://workingat.leiden.edu</a> <a href="http://workingat.leiden.edu/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)"></a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal">Review on applications and candidates will start on <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">15<span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;height:0px;line-height:1">th</span> November 2014.</strong> Please submit your application at <a href="http://jobs.strw.leidenuniv.nl/2014/strw_epo/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)"></a><a href="http://jobs.strw.leidenuniv.nl/2014/strw_epo/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;outline:none;color:rgb(68,0,170)">http://jobs.strw.leidenuniv.nl/2014/strw_epo/</a>. You will be asked to fill in a web form, to provide contact information for three referees, and to upload a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a brief statement of research experience and interests and a publication list for those seeking a research allocation.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.75em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:11px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(74,113,132);font-family:verdana,sans-serif;line-height:16.2000007629395px;white-space:normal"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Expected Starting date:</strong> February-March 2015</p></pre>
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